STRASBOURG - In a letter to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, PACE President Anne Brasseur congratulated the Ukrainian people on holding early parliamentary elections which to a large extent comply with Ukraine's democratic commitments and aspirations.
“The President praised the growing political maturity of Ukraine’s voters as well as their commitment to democratic change,” the press service of the Council of Europe reported.
Speaking about the need to move forward on much-needed reforms relating to Ukraine’s membership in the Council of Europe, as well as to the advancement of the country’s European integration agenda, the PACE President expressed the hope that “the political actors in Parliament will soon agree on an inclusive, stable and reform-oriented majority coalition, so as to continue ongoing reform projects, in co-operation with the relevant Council of Europe bodies and, in particular, the Venice Commission,” the press service quoted Brasseur as saying.
Besides, Brasseur reaffirmed the Parliamentary Assembly’s support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine, stressing that a solution to the current crisis should be found by means of an “inclusive national dialogue, respecting Ukraine’s Constitution, laws and the recently agreed peace initiatives.”
